PT-4(1)—Tailored Consent
>Control Description
Provide ⚙organization-defined mechanisms to allow individuals to tailor processing permissions to selected elements of personally identifiable information.
>Cross-Framework Mappings
>Supplemental Guidance
While some processing may be necessary for the basic functionality of the product or service, other processing may not. In these circumstances, organizations allow individuals to select how specific personally identifiable information elements may be processed. More tailored consent may help reduce privacy risk, increase individual satisfaction, and avoid adverse behaviors, such as abandonment of the product or service.
>Related Controls
>Assessment Interview Topics
Questions assessors commonly ask
Process & Governance:
- •What policies govern tailored consent in organizational systems?
- •Who is responsible for implementing and overseeing tailored consent controls?
- •How does the organization ensure tailored consent complies with privacy laws and regulations?
- •What process exists for documenting and maintaining tailored consent?
- •What governance exists for monitoring and enforcing tailored consent requirements?
Technical Implementation:
- •What systems or tools technically implement tailored consent?
- •How are tailored consent requirements enforced in PII processing systems?
- •What privacy-enhancing technologies support tailored consent?
- •How is tailored consent integrated with data governance and privacy tools?
- •What technical controls prevent violations of tailored consent requirements?
Evidence & Documentation:
- •Provide documented policies and procedures for tailored consent.
- •Provide evidence of tailored consent implementation in PII systems.
- •Provide documentation demonstrating compliance with tailored consent requirements.
- •Provide records of tailored consent reviews and updates.
- •Provide privacy impact assessments or other documentation addressing tailored consent.
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